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Statham and Ritchie Reunite for Netflix's 'Dogfight'

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In Short: Action star Jason Statham and director Guy Ritchie are set to reunite for a new Netflix film titled 'Dogfight', marking their seventh collaboration since their first film together, 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels', in 1998.

Action star Jason Statham and director Guy Ritchie are set to reunite for a new Netflix film titled 'Dogfight', marking their seventh collaboration since their first film together, 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels', in 1998. Production on 'Dogfight' is scheduled to begin in early 2027 in the United Kingdom.

The film is being produced by Punch Palace Productions and Lumina Studios, alongside Ritchie and Ivan Atkinson for Toff Guy Films and John Friedberg for Black Bear. Ritchie directs, writes, and produces the film, which Netflix has billed as a 'stylish revenge actioner set in the London criminal underworld'.

While plot details remain under wraps, the combination of Statham, Ritchie, and London's criminal underworld should give audiences a fairly good idea of the sort of movie they're getting. Ritchie's increasingly busy relationship with Netflix includes several recent projects, such as 'The Gentlemen'.

The announcement also continues Ritchie's busy relationship with Netflix, which has become home to several of his recent projects, including 'The Gentlemen'. 'Dogfight' is the latest in a long-running and hugely successful relationship between the director and his action star, which began with Ritchie giving Statham his first film role in 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' in 1998.

Statham and Ritchie's latest feature together, 'Viva La Madness', is based on J.J. Connolly's script and is scheduled for a 2028 release. The film is described as a standalone film and not a continuation of previous work.

The ensemble cast includes Vinnie Jones, who has previously worked with both Statham and Ritchie in 'Snatch'. The film promises plenty of violence, questionable characters, and one idiot who makes the dumb decision to upset Jason Statham.

Statham was introduced to Ritchie when he was modeling for French Connection and cast after hearing he had worked as a market stall salesman. Their partnership did not return until 'Wrath of Man' in 2021, which Netflix counts as their fourth collaboration.

Wrath of Man pulled in 8.3 million views during its two weeks in the global top 10 after arriving on Netflix in December 2025.

The announcement of 'Dogfight' marks the continuation of a successful partnership between Statham and Ritchie, with their latest collaboration set to bring their action prowess to Netflix for a revenge-focused crime thriller vehicle.

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What's confirmed

• Ritchie and Connolly co-wrote the screenplay for Viva La Madness, which will feature an ensemble including Statham, Vinnie Jones ( Snatch ), Jason Isaacs ( The White Lotus ), Babs Olusanmokun ( Dune ), Camila Mendes ( Riverdale ), Ben Foster ( Hell or High Water ), Jonny Lee Miller ( Elementary ), and Raúl Alejandro, who will make his feature film debut.
• Viva La Madness was developed by Statham for Punch Palace Productions and Thomas Benski for Lumina Studios, who are producing alongside Ritchie and Ivan Atkinson for Toff Guy Films and John Friedberg for Black Bear.
• Nearly 30 years after Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels introduced them both to the world, Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie are reuniting for another movie together – their seventh in total – on Netflix.
• Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham are reuniting for their seventh collaboration on Netflix revenge film Dogfight, with production taking place in the UK early next year.
• Ritchie directs, writes and produces the film, which Netflix has billed as a “stylish revenge actioner set in the London criminal underworld”.
• Action star Jason Statham and director Guy Ritchie's movie collaborations date back to 1998 with the crime comedy Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, later being followed by Snatch (2001), Revolver (2007), Wrath of Man (2021), Operation Fortune: Ruse du Guerre (2023), and the forthcoming thriller Viva La Madness.

What's still developing

• They reunited months ago for a project titled Viva La Madness (which also reunites them with Vinnie Jones) and now, Variety is reporting that they are set to collaborate on the film Dogfight.
• However, the confusing part is that the movie, which was written by both Connolly and Ritchie, is not serving as a sequel to Matthew Vaughn’s Layer Cake movie from 2004, which Connolly also wrote.
• It's official: Jason Statham is reuniting with one of his most popular filmmakers in a new Netflix feature.
• It's an exciting reunion between Statham and Ritchie, who last collaborated on Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) and Wrath of Man (2021), but they have even more up their sleeves in the near future.
• Guy Ritchie has been an extremely busy man in recent years – and now the filmmaker has just announced another new project that reunites him with one of his most frequent collaborators: Jason Statham.
• He created Netflix’s hit crime series The Gentlemen, led by Theo James and based on Ritchie’s 2019 movie of the same name.
• By Kasey Moore • @kasey__moore November 3rd, 2026 - 9:08 am Netflix has just landed one of the most enduring partnerships in British crime cinema.

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